YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, CMC – Barbadian jockey Rocco Bowen tasted success final weekend when he mixed with a 2-1 likelihood Honest and Sq. to win the US$100 000 Better of Ohio Endurance Stakes at Mahoning Valley.
Going a mile and fourth, Bowen and Honest and Sq. smashed the three-year-olds and upward by 7-¼ lengths, masking the journey in two minutes, 6:65 seconds.
9-to-one selection Tantrum completed second whereas 39-1 longshot Raven Moon ran on to be third.
The Better of Ohio Endurance was certainly one of 5 added-money races on Saturday’s ten-race card within the US Midwest.
Bowen completed down the sphere aboard a 6-1 guess Glowing Jewel within the $100 000 Better of Ohio Distaff Stakes in race six and one from final within the $100 000 Better of Ohio John W Galbreath Stakes in race seven with 25-1 longshot Gold Honey.
Nevertheless, the 33-year-old Bowen lastly reached the winners’ enclosure with Honest and Sq. within the night’s remaining race.
Serve Revenge, the race’s longest shot at 93-1, made the early operating with a 6-1 guess, I need to Win mendacity second, and Bowen stalked the tempo from third as the sphere went via fractions of 23.41, 48.19, and 1:13.01 seconds.
Bowen then despatched the three-year-old chestnut gelding to the entrance after six furlongs earlier than pulling away within the stretch to depart his rivals with little likelihood.
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